Rare Book Monthly Reviews - March - 2024 Issue

David Lesser Issues His 200th Catalogue of Rare Americana.

David Lesser and David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books have reached a major milestone, their Catalogue No. 200 of Rare Americana. It's a long journey to get to 200, but Lesser recounts that he issued his first catalogue in 1989. That's 200 printed catalogues, not 200 easy to create e-catalogues . Lesser started out as a lawyer, but while debating legal issues and conducting research was enjoyable, he found the clash of unhappy people unpleasant. He looked for something else and a vacation with a handful of Bill Reese's catalogues proved an inspiration. The rest, as they say, is history. He...

Books from the Seventeenth Century from Mark Funke, Bookseller

Mark Funke, Bookseller, has issued the largest book catalogue I've ever seen. It measures almost 10 x 15. It reminds me of a coffee table book except this one is actually meant to be read. It conta...

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Antiquarian European Books from Librairie Clavreuil and Stéphane Clavreuil Rare Books

We begin with a catalogue, slightly late, from booksellers Librairie Clavreuil of Paris and Stéphane Clavreuil Rare Books of London. The title is Noel 2023. It is a collection of mostly French, and...

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Books as Art from Sophie Schneideman Rare Books

Sophie Schneideman Rare Books has created a catalogue for the recent California Book Fairs. This is a selection of books notable primarily for their physical aspects, their appearance more than the...

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Diverse Antiquarian Books from Michel Bouvier

Michael Bouvier has issued Catalogue 81, Livres en Divers Genres. This is a collection, as the title says, of diverse subjects. A catalogue of the Parisian bookseller, the books are mostly in Frenc...

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Exploration & Travel from Shapero Rare Books

Shapero Rare Books has published a catalogue of Exploration & Travel 2023 Part Two. It is a collection of historic travels emanating mostly from England but also other European locations. They ...

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The Extraordinary Every Day Lives of the Past from Langdon Manor Books

We begin with a case of whistling in the dark, and the future looked very dark for this business. This is a photo album about the City Ice Company and the South Carolina Ice Manufacturers Associati...

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A Winter Array from Zephyr Used and Rare Books

Zephyr Used and Rare Books' latest catalogue is called Winter Array – Catalogue 2024. According to Webster, an “array” is “an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.” Zephyr's ne...

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  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

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